Ming Zuo

Chapter 260 War Theory

When the Xu family came this time, in addition to discussing the marriage, they also brought a big gift to Zuo Menggeng.

One hundred thousand catties of iron, two hundred and fifty thousand catties of coal, and even thirty thousand catties of copper.

"The mountain people and Hakka people in Jiangxi rebelled, and the traffic was blocked, which made it impossible for these minerals to be shipped to Guangdong. After I learned about it, I thought you should need it, so I bought them all."

Linqing's demand for coal and iron has reached an exaggerated level.

In the past, it was only to meet military needs, but now other industries have also begun to require a large amount of coal and iron.Therefore, the amount sent by the Xu family this time can be described as a timely gift.

Knowing that it was Xu Erjue's idea, Zuo Menggeng was very grateful.

But thinking about the civil unrest in Jiangxi, he couldn't help asking: "Is the leader surnamed Zhao?"

Xu Erjue shook his head.

"I don't know much, probably not."

Zuo Menggeng clicked his tongue.

"pity."

Xu Erjue didn't understand why he cared so much about the thieves thousands of miles away, but he also had his own curiosity.

"Tell me, how did you fight the battle at Qingshui Pass?"

Hearing him ask this, everyone pricked up their ears, even Xu Ruolin.

She just knew that Zuo Menggeng had won a big battle and was promoted because of it.But thinking about his wife's family, don't interfere too much, seeing Zuo Menggeng returned safely, he didn't ask.

Now that Xu Erjue asked, she must be all right, right?

Anyway, it's all in the past, and Zuo Menggeng didn't have anything to keep secret, so he picked up some and said it.

"Then you didn't kill Amin?"

Another victim of Pingshu and Romance, which made Zuo Menggeng unable to complain.

"Second brother, fighting a war is completely different from the description in the novel."

After thinking about it, he felt that it was better for the Xu family to be mentally prepared for what he had done.

"I'm going to give a lecture to the lieutenant general in the afternoon. Second brother, if you're interested, you can come and listen."

"Lectures for generals?"

Everyone was baffled. They didn't understand what a group of Qiu Bawufu had to learn?

It's not the top scorer.

Zuo Menggeng laughed and said, "You can come if you want to hear."

The new military attaché school has started.

The military academy is mainly divided into two parts, the junior class and the advanced class.

The primary class mainly teaches basic tactics, training, common sense, etc., and the students are company-level officers of the new army.

The advanced class teaches general aspects such as military strategy, army organization, and ideological education, and the students need to be officers above the regiment level.

This is actually a signal.

If a company-level officer wants to be promoted, he must enter a military academy for further studies, and only after he comes out can he transition from a grassroots officer to a mid-level officer.

And if a mid-level officer wants to be promoted to a senior general, he must also enter the advanced class of the military academy.

Hearing that Zuo Menggeng was going to teach Wu Fu, Xu Erjue, Xu Gandi and others were very curious.

Not to mention them, even Liu Zongzhou, Li Banghua and others came and crowded the school to the brim.

This is the school for advanced classes.

It is worth mentioning that only advanced classes are open to people outside the military.On the contrary, the teaching content of the junior class needs to be kept secret.

Because the things in the advanced class are basically at the strategy level.Without solid military strength as a foundation, it is useless to be learned by outsiders.

On the contrary, how to build the grassroots of the army and condense it into combat effectiveness in the junior class is the secret that is not passed on.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zuo Menggeng stepped onto the podium.

Squad leader Bai Xiaoqi immediately said: "Stand up, salute!"

The unison movements of all the officers attracted everyone's attention, and they were hesitant to follow suit.

As a result, after such a hesitation, the officers had already sat down.

Liu Zongzhou and others have been used to the prestige and prestige of the new military order and prohibition these days, and they have long been used to it.Seeing this scene, the Xu family couldn't get out of the shock for a long time.

Is this son-in-law so good at training soldiers?

They all couldn't help but think of one person.

Qi Jiguang!
Zuo Menggeng didn't know what they were thinking, and started to give lectures according to the flow.

He opened the lesson plan, looked at everyone, and asked, "Have everyone received the textbook?"

The bottom is full of the sound of pages being turned.

The Xu family also got the textbook, but it seemed to be very difficult, because the text on it was written horizontally.

However, because of the punctuation marks, the meaning is still clear.

Xu Gandi asked his sister for advice in a low voice, but he understood it faster than Xu Erjue and Xu Erjue brothers.

Zuo Menggeng's voice came from above.

"Today, I'm here to give you a class called War Theory. What is war?"

People in the Ming Dynasty did not have the word concept of war. To describe war in this period, they basically used fighting, war, levy, cutting, soldiers and so on.

Therefore, everyone is quite new to the word "war", and after digesting it for a while, they have to agree with the highly generalized effect of this word.

"First of all, I will give the most concise and general definition of war. War is the highest form and most violent manifestation of conflicts and struggles."

Seeing that everyone was puzzled for a while, Zuo Menggeng gave an example.

"Let's take the Ming Dynasty's struggle between monarch and ministers as an example. The struggle between monarch power and minister power is a conflict of contradictions. As the contradiction intensifies, the performance of the struggle will become more and more intense. Taking Zuo Shunmen as an example, Emperor Jiajing once With the board, I have completely established my own power..."

The Xu family were all terrified, they didn't expect Zuo Menggeng to speak so daringly.

But looking at the performance of those officers, as well as Liu Zongzhou and others, they were actually very indifferent and calm.

What is this place?

Xu Gandi looked at his sister in panic, only to find that Xu Ruolin and Wang Siyi were so focused that they didn't take it seriously.

Zuo Menggeng's words above still continued.

"The battle at Zuoshunmen ended, and the emperor won a complete victory. Can anyone tell me what will happen next if the conflict between the monarch and his subjects is not balanced and compromised here?"

Everyone present was lost in thought.

The angle of Zuo Menggeng's question was never thought of by anyone.

But thinking about this question, everyone shuddered.

Obviously, once the courtiers did not compromise in the face of the emperor's authority, the next struggle would become more intense.

In the end, one party must be completely wiped out to end.

And the means to destroy the opponent...

war.

Only war!

Zuo Menggeng said again: "At this moment in Europa, there is an island country named England. The conflict between the king and the parliament, the governing body of the ministers, has reached an irreconcilable level. I predict that within ten years, the two sides will There is bound to be a war between them.”

Everyone looked sideways, they didn't expect him to dare to make such a decision.

Although Europa is thousands of miles away, there are quite a few Europa people active in Daming.They can know the truth by just looking at it casually.

So in other words, there is really a country in Europa, and the courtiers want to rebel against the monarch?
People who have been deeply influenced by Confucianism, just think about that picture...

Quite exciting.

Zuo Menggeng said: "This is the manifestation of conflicts and struggles after irreconcilability, that is, war."

So far, everyone has a preliminary understanding of his theory and the concept of war.

Everyone is very novel and find this kind of course very interesting.Especially when using this theory to look at many things from ancient times to the present, I suddenly found that it suddenly became clear.

When he looked at the young man on the podium again, he couldn't help but think about it.

Worthy of being a famous general in the world.

Zuo Menggeng began to delve into the subject.

"Next, let's talk about the elements of war. This is simpler, and everyone has a deep understanding. That is fighting."

Everyone thought that he would say something profound and wonderful, but they didn't expect that his definition was so simple.

But after hearing Zuo Menggeng's next words, everyone had to be convinced again.

"Let's imagine a situation where two people are fighting. Is each party trying to use its own physical strength or force to force the other party to obey its own will; its direct purpose is to defeat the other party and make the other party lose any resistance? Derived from two people's fighting Is it the same when it comes to the confrontation between army and army, and the confrontation between countries? Therefore, it can be said that war is an act of violence to force the other side to obey our will.”

"What is violence? Violence is a means, and imposing one's will on the other party is the end. In order to ensure that this goal can be achieved with certainty, the other party must be incapacitated. Therefore, conceptually speaking, incapacitating the other party's ability to resist are the real and direct targets of the conduct of war."

There was no sound in the lecture hall, and everyone listened attentively.

It was also the first time I realized why countries and humans always go to war?

After understanding this point, everyone suddenly discovered that many real-world problems can be analyzed more thoroughly.

(End of this chapter)